Silence filled the empty console room of the TARDIS. Now that they were gone that's all he ever heard, silence.
He paced around in circles, flicking switches and directing the Time Machine deeper into Space, he wasn't planning on landing he just wanted to drift through the stars, the stars that were lonelier than he was, they burned bright and alone, he too was once again alone.
"After everything, it's always you and me old girl." He stroked the console whilst turning on the defence shields, he didn't want any surprises. The sad man backed up from the machine and made his way towards the labyrinth of corridors, he didn't know what he was looking for but he needed to clear his head, try and escape from his thoughts which he knew was impossible to do.
He found himself at the hallway of multiple doors, the bedrooms of all his former companions. He came to the very last one, the door was the brightest blue to match the outside of the TARDIS, he remembers her asking to paint the stars on it, they filled the door from top to bottom in the style of their friend Vincent, he smiled at the door but there was sadness to it, it brought back memories that he wanted to forget. He gently placed his hand upon the door handle ready to enter, a splash echoed around the corridor, he curiously turned back and left the haunting corridor in the darkness.
Thankful for the distraction he made his way to the source of the sound, emotions always did get the better of him. Outside the entrance to the swimming pool lay a pile of clothes and a Time Vortex Manipulator, he knew exactly who the clothes belonged to she always did like to make an entrance.
"Professor River Song, please come in." He tilted his back and giggled to himself. She had her back to him in the middle of the vast pool but turned at the sarcasm in his voice.
"Hello Sweetie." She looked at him the way she always did with the fire in her eyes.
"Care to join me?" He stripped down to his underwear and lowered himself carefully into the water, swimming over to his wife he took her hand placed a tender kiss on the back, she smiled but it soon faded as she could see the sorrow in his eyes. She threw her arms around his neck and held him in a close embrace stroking the back of his hair; she knew exactly what was wrong she was there when it happened, when the angel took her parents.
It was painful to relieve the memory but she couldn't think about that, she only cared about the man that was falling apart in her arms, she knew he had suffered many loses but this one seemed to push him over the edge. She placed her hands over each side of his face and looked deep into his eyes, he didn't need to express how he was feeling they had both suffered the loss.
A blanket of stars coated the ceiling of the pool; they reflected on the water and made the atmosphere magical. They floated on top hand in hand gazing at the stars that they so frequently explored, he knew that with River here he was not alone, she would stay with him as long as he needed her and he did need her, he didn't know how much until now.
River looked down at the golden pearl ring on her finger that the Doctor gave her in Asgard, it glistened under the warm water and she knew she had to tell him now; But it had been such a perfect evening, she sat up, swam to the edge of the pool and lifted her herself out.
The Doctor followed her to the edge and looked up at his wife.
"River what's wrong?" She looked up at the ceiling and took a deep breath; she sat down and dangled her feet into the pool, she slowly turned and faced the man she loved.
"I'm pregnant."